GameBred
I Trade Therefore I Am
What do you mean, "We," White man? You got a mouse in your pocket? They were very good defensively.
Harden To Nets
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What do you mean, "We," White man? You got a mouse in your pocket? They were very good defensively.
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
“I come into work everyday, my job is to get better and get us wins...all the other stuff I can’t control...As I said before, all I can control is how I come with my mindset with practices...I had a great game tonight...I am blessed I get to play on the highest level in the world...There are far worst things going on in the world...I am in a blessed position...If you tell me that I would never play the game again, then that would be a different story”......
This is not a quote from James Harden.....It is Ben Simmons....
Extremely happy the Sixers kept him...
This is not a quote from James Harden.....It is Ben Simmons....
Extremely happy the Sixers kept him...
Heim
EOG Master
Harden is really a punk if you watched today's press conference. He realized HOU had no chance to win after last season so he comes in out of shape, violates Covid protocol in order to get out of there.
Funny for a guy management consulted re player personnel moves. Morey a progressive GM paid the price for Harden's apathy.
Funny for a guy management consulted re player personnel moves. Morey a progressive GM paid the price for Harden's apathy.
Harden's teammates in Houston called him "disrespectful."
Harden described himself as an "elite player, elite teammate and elite leader."
He also described his conditioning at this time of the season as "great."
I side with the players in Houston.
Harden described himself as an "elite player, elite teammate and elite leader."
He also described his conditioning at this time of the season as "great."
I side with the players in Houston.
GameBred
I Trade Therefore I Am
Why did they send him to where he wanted to go? Was that the best deal they could get?
Who gives a fuck about 1st rounders unless you want to eventually flip them. If not, what? You're gonna be competetive 10 years from now... Congrats.
I must run counter-surveliance.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Who do you think they should get? They didn’t win anything with him anyway. I know that’s not the best reason, but teams are not giving up full value for someone who doesn’t help you win playoff games. The market for fat 30-YO’s who need the ball and plays little D isn’t good.
GameBred
I Trade Therefore I Am
LOL, slightly hyperbolic but I take your point.
I still think Hou could have done better in the deal. Harden is considered a top-10 player, he makes top-5 in other lists.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
The pic of him driving to the basket isn't very flattering.
Yeah, he could make 10-12 teams better, but you can't build that way in the NBA. I remember when the Pistons got Blake Griffin, they actually got worse over time. They would win just enough to get a worse lottery slot.
WildBill
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Wow he's halfway to being Pablo Sandoval, everyone's favorite Panda.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
Kyrie Irving will miss tonight's game, that's the seventh straight game he's sitting out.
That means Brooklyn's game in Cleveland on Wednesday will likely mark the debut of the Big Three.
Irving, Harden and Durant starting a game against the short-handed Cavs.
That means Brooklyn's game in Cleveland on Wednesday will likely mark the debut of the Big Three.
Irving, Harden and Durant starting a game against the short-handed Cavs.
Heim
EOG Master
It's amazing the kind of money these guys make. Because Kyrie broke Covid protocol they are permitted to withhold salary. After the 5th inactive game he was up to $900k.
My god...for a kids game!
GameBred
I Trade Therefore I Am
Spoiler Alert: They bend the fucking knee.
lastyle7
EOG Veteran
Lakers bending the knee last night in Philly.
GameBred
I Trade Therefore I Am
Can we please play them in the Finals? Pretty please, with Sugar on top?
Philly is my Fav team btw but they will get murked when the Crown is on the line.
Long Live the King!
pro analyser
EOG Dedicated
Looks like we finally got a good gm in Houston. Oladipo for Harden plus dante exem, a first rounder from clevland, 3 first rounders from Nj and 4 first round swaps. Way Oladipo is playing him alone was pretty good. The Nets are a injury or a bipolar Irving a way from making it a gold mine. Looks like Wall for westbrook wasn't bad either.
WildBill
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Good moves but real fantasy to think Nets picks are worth much for next 5 years. Maybe at the end of the picks and swaps they get something valuable. The Cle pick might be the only real asset. Oladipo always been a decent player but a guy you don't want to give a max deal to. Let's see if he likes Houston enough to stick around for about half the supermax Wall got.
lastyle7
EOG Veteran
The Cleveland pick is via Milwaukee Bucks...Cavs figured Jarrett Alen is much better than a low first round pick.
WildBill
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Never mind then, I thought it was worth a few points on the chart. First round picks outside of the lottery are like the equivalent of signing some guy from Europe. A few valuable players come from that range, but usually its because the team sucks so they get playing time. Winning teams draft guys and tell them we'll get you some rotation minutes in your third year.